Old American Gold Coins

The designs of these coins are all impressive but investors are much more concerned with how much gold is present in them.

Old american gold coins.

The first american gold eagle coins were produced and made available for purchase in 1986. The bullion gold coin program was immediately available with all four weights while the proof version of the coin featured only a 1 oz coin in 1986. Some american gold coins were melted down shortly before the civil war for their value and for a while it was popular to incorporate these dollar coins into jewelry. Gold coins minted pre 1933 come in a range of monetary values.

Age offers top quality gold coins at low prices. Coin values discovery. Intended to be used as regular currency the gold dollar was issued in three types. Every pre 1933 gold coin is comprised of 90 gold.

Gold pieces were coins that were produced in small denominations such as 1 dollar 3 dollars and 4 dollars. This same design was later used as the inspiration for the american gold eagle coin. Value charts grading images and descriptions uncover how much your box of old coins is worth. All us gold coins are scarce many rare.

The 1 gold piece was produced by the united states mint from 1849 until 1889. Finds gold coin values and. Each of these coin values also has a number of varieties for each denomination depending on which year it was produced. The other 10 is made up of a filler metal most often copper added to increase the.

Us gold 1 coins. It is an excellent index with images and text links to all coin series from cents to gold. The proof program expanded to include the oz weight in 1987 and the oz and 1 10 oz coins in 1988.